Terms Flashcards

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Adipose

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Fatty

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2
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Alopecia

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Lack of hair in spots

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3
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Apocrine

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Glands that appear during and after puberty and secrete sweat

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4
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Ceruminous

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Glands that secrete a waxy substance on the surface of the ear

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5
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Collagen

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Major protein sub. That is tough and flexible and that forms connective tissue in the body

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6
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Curium

A

See dermis

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7
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Diaphoresis

A

Excretion through ducts toward outside of the body.

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Eccrine

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Sweat glands that occur all over the body

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9
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Hair follicle

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Tubelike sac in the dermis our of which hair shaft develope

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10
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Hair root

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Portion of the hair beneath the skin surface

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11
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Hair shaft

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Protion of hair visible above skin surface

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12
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Hypodermis

A

Subcutaneous skin layer

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13
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Integument

A

Skin and all elements that are contained within and arise from it

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14
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Keratin

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Hard, horny protein that forms nails and hair

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15
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Lunula

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Half moon shaped area that at the base of nail palate

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16
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Melanin

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Pigment produced by melanocytes that determines skin, hair, and eye color

17
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Melanocytes

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Cell in the epidermis that produces melanin

18
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Nail

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Thin layer of keratin that covers the distal portion of fingers and toes

19
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Papillary

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Thin us layer of the dermis containing small papillae

20
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Pore

A

Opening or whole

21
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Reticular

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Bottom us layer of the dermis containing reticula

22
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Sebaceous glands

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Glands in the dermis that open to hair follicles and secrete sebum

23
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Sebum

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Oily substance, usually secreted into hair follicle

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Squamous epithelium

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Flat, scaly layer of cells that make up epidermis

25
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Stratified squamous epithelium

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Layers of epithelial cells that make up the strata of epithelium of the epidermis

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Stratum

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Layer, of tissue, especially a layer of the skin

27
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Stratum cornermen

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Top us layer of the epidermis

28
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Striae

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Stretch marks made in the collagen fibers of the dermis layer

29
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Subcutaneous layer

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Bottom layer of the skin containing fatty tissue

30
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Sweat glands

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Coiled glands of skin that secrete perspiration to regulate body temp. And excrete waste products